Which stocks should you buy in 2024?

In the face of an uncertain 2024 financial market outlook, invest in solid companies you are willing to hold for the long-term. Generally, the best stocks for resiliency and growth potential have business momentum, operating efficiency and recognized, respected brand names. Size helps, too.

Can small stocks surprise the upside in 2024?

The surprise list of the top 10 performers thus far in 2024 shows that even smaller and not well known stocks can surprise to the upside with the right catalysts and growth drivers in place. Nine of these top ten performers were listed on the Nasdaq, which has recorded the highest year-to-date gains among the three indexes.

Is Google a good stock to buy in 2024?

1. Alphabet Alphabet ( GOOG 0.29%) ( GOOGL -0.23%) leads off my list as a top stock in 2024. Two major tailwinds should help it in 2024: advertising and artificial intelligence (AI) proliferation. With the Google search engine and YouTube, Alphabet's revenue streams are derived from ad sales.